Laimdby stick



Oct. 22, 1929. A. R. OBRWEGNER 1,732,314

LAUNDRY ST I CK Fiiea oct 2o. 1927 lilatented ct. 212, 1929 PATENT OFFICE ALFRED R. OBERWEGNER, OF TOLEDO, OHIO LAUNDRY STICK y Application filed October 20, 1927.

ribjeet to provide an instrument that will enable the clothes to be easily picked from the container' and inserted, il desired, into a iger.

e invention may be contained in instru- .i :ns that vary in their details and, to illustrate a practical application of the invention, l l e selected a laundry stick containing the invt .i non, as an example oi the improvements t iat embody my invention and shall describe lt hereinafter. The laundry stick referred to shown in the accompanying drawing.

l is a perspective view of a laundry `r embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a View et the end ot the stick, the dimens oi1 the parts illustrated in Fig. 2 being .rn larwer than the dimensions of the coris shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a view ci a section ol the lower' end of the laund ry stick shown in Figs. l and 2. Fig. 4 is a Jpech' ve View ot' the tip of the stick which is so shaped that the wet clothing will be readily drawn 'from the stick by the rollers of the wringer. Fig. 5 illustrates the posilion ci the stick with reference to a pair of rollers et the ordinary household clothes wringijer.

Vsundry stick shown in the drawings led with a handle part or rod l, which v:cated at its lower end, a disc 2 that is para cularly adapted to engage the wet clothin 'llie disc 2 is formed preferably of rnbber impregnated heavy canvas so as to 'form a thick disc having soit rubber embodied therein and which is covered with sott rubbeil The periphery olf the disc protrudes laterally from the end of the stick and, by reason of the loi-xn of the disc, its edge will readily engage the wet clothing which may be lifted by raising the end ot the stick. By forming the disc 2 of rubber or rubber cloth vhich is sul'licicntly rigid to maintain its form, the wet clothing will cling to the disc with greater tenacity so that, although the clothing may be caught merely by one of its corners, that is, so that only one of its cor- Serial No. 227,381.

ners lies over the edge of the rubber disc, yet, the clothing may be raised from the water in which it may be located during the laundering operations. The rubber impregnated fabric causes a more perfect adherence to wet clothing han where the disc is made of metal or libre or similar materials.

The end of the stick is also provided with a rounded point or teat which is so shaped that the rotating rollers of the ordinary household wringer will readily seize the clothing that lies over the teat without draw ing the teat into the wringer. Preferably the shape of the teat is substantially that shown in Fig. l. Its shape may be described as one having a surface formed by the rotation of an ogee line about a straight line, as an axis, which will cause the delivery of the clothes to a wringer without being caught by the wringer. l/Vhen the wet clothing is engaged on the edge oli' the disc, the stick may be raised so that the wet clothing will lie over the teat 3 and then that portion of the clothing that lies over the teat may be placed against the rotating rollers of the wringer such as the rollers 4. 'Ihe rollers l will seize the clothing from the teat and immediately draw the clothing between the rollers. The shape of the teat is such that the clothing will slip over the surface oi' the teat and the teat will not enter between the rollers.

In the preferred form of the construction, the lower end of the handle l is provided with a collar 5 that has a flange 6 and the teat 3 is secured to the llange 6. In the particular form shown, the teat 3 has a flaring edge portion 7 and the flanges 6 and 7 are secured together by a suitable means and so as to clamp the disc 2 between the collar 5 and the teat 3 and to leave exposed theperipheral edge portion of the disc 2, substantially as shown in the Figs. l, 2, and 3.

rIhus, by my invention, clothing may be readily gathered from a tub and litted there- 'from for any purpose desired. Also the clothing may be readily positioned so as to cover the teat and may thus be readily placed in a wringer while the rollers are rotating and without handling the Wet clothing with the hands of the operator. Also the rubber ici flexible disc operates to protect the surfaces of the tubs or container or the interior of Washing machines When it is moved in the soapy Water to find any clothing as is commonly done When nearly all of the clothing has been removed.

I claim.:

1. In a laundry Stick, a handle part, al` dise of resilient material secured centrally to the end of the handle part and extending cross- Wise the handle part and protruding in all directions beyond the handle part `for engaging Wet clothing7 a substantially conically shaped teat located on the side of thediscopposite to that on which the handle is located.

2. In a laundry stick, a handlev part, a disc secured tot-he; end ofthe handle part and eX- tendingcrosswise ofthe handle for* engaging Wet clothingya teaft located on the side of the dise eppositet'o that on which the handle isV located, they surface of the teat having the shape of a surface formed bythe revolution of an ogee-line about vthe axis ot the teat'.

3. In a laundry stick for gathening clothes f from; liquidi contained in a laundry container,I a handle-part having a length suiicient to reach the bottom of the container from a point above thelevel ot the liquid' contained therein, a.' rubber' disc located on the. handle pant and extending crossvvise the handle part and! protruding in all directions beyond the handle part at the point of its connection sufficient for engaging Wet; clothingr andl holding the clothing theclothing is lifted with the stick from the liquid.

In. Witnessv vvhereol ,I have hereunto signed my namey toy this speciiication.

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